Geographic Coverage in the Digital Collections

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Did you know that the digital collections include items topically related to nearly every country in the world?

Our “Explore by Locations” feature is a great way to find things about a particular place; the number of items are displayed on heat maps to present a visual/geographic representation.

In the Portal, we have items from or about every Texas county and some items related to other states and countries: https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/locations/

The "Explore Locations" feature in The Portal to Texas History

"Explore by Locations" heat map from The Portal to Texas History

In the Digital Library, we have items topically related to nearly every country on the world map! Find one that interests you: https://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/locations/

"Explore by Locations" heat map from the UNT Digital Library

–submitted by Hannah Tarver, Head, Digital Projects Unit